CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-6247

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Feb 29, 2024 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The PKCS#7 parser in OpenVPN 3 Core Library versions through 3.8.3 did not properly validate the parsed data, which would result in the application crashing.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Openvpn Ubuntu bionic *
Openvpn Ubuntu trusty *
Openvpn Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References